Table 5: Continuous outcomes on last day of treatment from original studies (*included in pooling).
Studies
Number of subjects,
Outcome
Outcomes
Included in
(Author, Year)
intervention
measurement
(mean + SD)
pooling
Treatment
Comparator
Treatment
group
Comparator
group
Belluomini
Acupressure
Sham
Rhodes Index
5.80 ± 2.9
7.04 ± 2.6
*
1994
P6
acupressure
scores
N=30
point
Nausea scores:
1.28 ± 1.9
1.63 ± 2.3
*
Total
8.69 ± 5.0
10.03 ± 4.6
*
4.2 ± 2.6
5.9± 2.4
*
4.2 ± 2.6
6.5 ± 2.2
N = 30
Belluomini
Acupressure
Sham
Rhodes Index
1994
P6
acupressure
scores
N=30
point
Emesis scores:
N = 30
Belluomini
Acupressure
Sham
1994
P6
acupressure
N=30
point
N = 30
Werntoft 2001
Werntoft 2001
Acupressure
Sham
VAS
P6
acupressure
Degree of nausea
N = 20
N = 20
Acupressure
No treatment
VAS
P6
N = 20
N = 20
Jamigorn 2007
Saberi 2013
nausea
Acupressure
Sham
Rhodes index score, 4.1 ± 1.8
P6 + placebo
acupressure +
Improvement in
tablets
Vit B6
nausea, vomiting
N = 33
N = 33
and retching
Acupressure
No treatment
Rhodes Index
P6
N=45
scores
N = 48
Smith 2002
Smith 2002
Mean degree of
5.3 ± 2.1
*
4.25 ± 3.38
5.66 ± 3.10
*
Nausea
8.03 ± 4.11
7.08 ± 3.0
*
Retching
3.66 ± 2.47
4.48 ± 2.25
Total
14.56 ± 8.66
17.23 ±6.91
*
Nausea
3.4 ± 3.0
3.7 ± 2.8
*
Dry retching
0.8 ± 1.4
0.9 ± 1.4
Vomiting
0.9 ± 1.5
1.0 ± 1.6
3.4 ± 3.0
4.0 ± 3.3
0.8 ± 1.4
0.9 ± 1.3
Vomiting
Traditional
Sham
acupuncture
Acupuncture
N = 148
N = 148
TCM
Acupressure
Rhodes Index
Acupuncture
P6
scores:
N = 148
N = 148
Nausea
Dry retching
*
Smith 2002
0.9 ± 1.5
0.9 ± 1.8
3.4 ± 3.0
5.0 ± 3.0
Dry Retching
0.8 ± 1.4
1.6 ± 1.7
Vomiting
0.9 ± 1.5
1.4 ± 2.0
1.20 ± 0.41
1.53 ± 0.68
1.20 ± 0.41
1.60 ± 0.72
Vomiting
3.53 ± 1.72
1.33 ± 1.69
Ketones
1.47 ± 1.66
0.67 ± 1.32
Main symptoms
18.4 ± 11.02
12.13 ±9.67
*
11.3 ± 9.2
*
Traditional
No treatment
Rhodes Index
acupuncture
N = 149
scores
N = 148
Mao 2009
Vomting
Nausea
Acupuncture
IV fluid therapy Ketones
+ IV therapy
+ Chinese
N = 30
herbal medicine
N = 30
Mao 2009
Acupuncture
IV fluid therapy Ketones
+ IV therapy
+ conventional
N = 30
therapy
N = 30
Ou 2001
Ear
Chinese herbal
acupressure
medicine
N = 30
N = 30
Puangsricharern Auricular
2008
acupressure
No treatment
Mean Rhodes index 7.7 ± 4.9
N = 46
Nausea and
*
N = 45
vomiting scores